Bashir gets his day in the sun only to be put in the shade at Trent Bridge

Shoaib Bashir toiled away – a missed review off his bowling cost England badly – while fans sought escape from the heat

A series that started just three weeks ago amid sweaters, stormclouds and a flood of wickets at Lord’s, is reaching boiling point at Trent Bridge. Or at least the people watching it are, the action on the opening day of the concluding Test having been much less fiery than the weather in which it was played.

The ground’s preparations for these conditions seemed a little lukewarm. Cooldown rooms were created for overheating supporters, though it was not clear how anyone would find out about them. A small pop-up shop entertainingly labelled “Thirst Slip” was set up under the Bridgford Road Stand, which offered “provisions to make you way cooler”.